1982 San Diego Padres season

Offseason

• December 10, 1981: Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sixto Lezcano, Garry Templeton and a player to be named later.
• January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.
• February 19, 1982: The Padres and Cardinals completed their December 10 deal, with the Padres sending Al Olmsted to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sending Luis DeLeón to the Padres.
• February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.
• February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.

Regular season

• In 1982, Sixto Lezcano became the only player to hit grand slams on two different opening day games. He hit the first grand slam in 1980.
• July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his Major League Baseball debut. In a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Gwynn had four at-bats with two hits, one run scored, and one RBI.
• September 18, 1982: Clyde McCullough was serving as the Padres' bullpen coach when he was found dead in his San Francisco hotel room on September 18 during a road trip. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for 15 years (1940s-1950s) for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was interred in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Juan Bonilla
• Juan Eichelberger
• Ruppert Jones
• Terry Kennedy
• Sixto Lezcano
• Broderick Perkins
• Gene Richards
• Luis Salazar
• Garry Templeton

Notable transactions

• May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.
• June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
• June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.
• June 8, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
• September 1, 1982: Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Ruppert Jones, reserve

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithoz01.shtml Ozzie Smith] at ''Baseball-Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stimacr01.shtml Craig Stimac] at ''Baseball-Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olmstal01.shtml Al Olmstead] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/evansba01.shtml Barry Evans] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/littljo01.shtml John Littlefield] at ''Baseball-Reference''
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020402164029/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM]
7. "Tony Gwynn Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com.
8. "Box Score of Game played on Monday, July 19, 1982, at Jack Murphy Stadium". baseball-almanac.com.
9. [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=SDN 1982 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manueje01.shtml Jerry Manuel] at ''Baseball-Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wasinma01.shtml Mark Wasinger] at ''Baseball-Reference''
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone] at ''Baseball-Reference''
13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/santibe01.shtml Benito Santiago] at ''Baseball-Reference''
14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007